How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nauru?

74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Nauru: Life expectancy

Democratic Republic of Congo

61.9 years

in 2023

Nauru

62.11 years

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

224th

Nauru rank

222nd

Life expectancy over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Nauru

How they compare

Nauru currently reports 62.11 years against 61.9 years in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.21 years.

Across all 74 years both countries report, Nauru has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.

Nauru has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Nauru	Difference	Ahead
1950s	39.5 years	57.34 years	17.84 years	Nauru
1960s	41.29 years	58.25 years	16.96 years	Nauru
1970s	44.31 years	58.32 years	14.01 years	Nauru
1980s	46.69 years	58.65 years	11.96 years	Nauru
1990s	49.63 years	59.73 years	10.1 years	Nauru
2000s	53.76 years	59.5 years	5.74 years	Nauru
2010s	58.41 years	60.81 years	2.39 years	Nauru
2020s	60.84 years	61.72 years	0.8879 years	Nauru

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher life expectancy, Democratic Republic of Congo or Nauru?: Nauru, at 62.11 years against 61.9 years in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2023.
What is the difference in life expectancy between Democratic Republic of Congo and Nauru?: 0.21 years, with Nauru ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Nauru?: 74 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2023.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Nauru rank globally for life expectancy?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 224th and Nauru ranks 222nd of 236 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Life expectancy. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Life expectancy
Unit: years
Source: Riley (2005); Zijdeman et al. (2015); HMD (2025); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 236 places, 19,452 data points, 1543–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Period life expectancy is the number of years the average person born in a certain year would live if they experienced the same chances of dying at each age as people did that year.